CISA: Members' daily crude steel output drops slightly in mid-Oct

Daily crude steel output among the member mills of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) edged down to average 2.01 million tonnes/day during October 11-20, down by a small 0.9% or 18,000 t/d from the previous ten-day period, according to the latest release from the association on October 24.

Similarly, the average declined by a larger 2.8% compared with the corresponding period last year as well. Based on the same dataset, CISA estimated that China's nationwide crude steel output over October 11-20 averaged 2.46 million t/d, retreating by 2% from early-October. The CISA provides no commentary to go with its